Pandemic stress (COVID-19) in a population of the Peruvian highlands during mandatory confinement due to the second wave of COVID-19

Ruiz-Aquino M.; Martel-Carranza C.P.; Picón C.F.; Alania-Contreras R.D.; de Agui M.L.O. · Salus (2023)

Resumen

Objective. To determine the level of stress from the pandemic (COVID-19) in a population of a region of the Peruvian Andes, under mandatory confinement, during the second wave of infection. Methods. A quantitative approach and non-experimental, cross-sectional and simple descriptive design was applied; the representative sample was 384 subjects to whom the Pandemic Stress Scale (COVID-19) was administered. Results. Pandemic stress was found in the studied population, with a predominance of a mild level of stress (84.1%), followed by a moderate level (13.8%) and a high level (2.1%); significant differences in stress were found according to education, infected family, gender and risk group; there was no significant differences according to age. Conclusion. In the second wave of COVID-19 infections and mandatory confinement, the studied population presented pandemic stress with a predominance of the mild level, showing that stress is an essentially an adaptive phenomenon.

Instituciones: Universidad Continental; Universidad de Huánuco; Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán